DCS CoPilot. New iPhone/iPad app in development

[TigersharkBAS]

http://deadfrogstudios.com/dcscopilot/

[Sleem]

This promises to be a really great product, especially going by this developer's past works.

Looking forward to great things!!

[TigersharkBAS]

Not sure if anyone is following this blog but...

http://deadfrogstudios.com/?page_id=6

[toby23]

Thanks for the info, looks great!

[TigersharkBAS]

Video showing the mission loading feature.

[TigersharkBAS]

Update

 

Been putting in some time on this recently.

 

Here is the iPhone4 Retina version of the Airfields list

 

[Snoopy]

Looking great Tigershark!!

[agrasyuk]

looks like a very usefull app. is there at least a ballpark figure of a price?

[TigersharkBAS]

It should be around the 3 dollar mark. I'm not sure what Apple pricing tier levels are but that's what Im aiming for. I only want to recoup costs associated with joining the program. Not out to make a lot of money here.

[Sappo]

Looks great, very nice to see lots of third party apps being created to help fly this sim.

 

I hestitate to say 'play this game' because, we all know it is nowhere near just a game :)

 

Not an I-anything owner myself, does your team have any plans to port or create apps for other devices (ie, blackberry)?

[TigersharkBAS]

Unfortunately no Sappo. I know there is lots of demand but to be honest, just getting this out on IPhone has been a huge learning curve and time blackhole for me.

 

Learning Android is whole other beast. However, when it's done, I am willing to share source code with the right person to make an Android app available if they need it.

 

 

Looks great, very nice to see lots of third party apps being created to help fly this sim.

 

I hestitate to say 'play this game' because, we all know it is nowhere near just a game :)

 

Not an I-anything owner myself, does your team have any plans to port or create apps for other devices (ie, blackberry)?

[TigersharkBAS]

App is progressing. Now have the new improved Checklist function working including adding/editing of checklist items and the ability to add your own notes to each checklist item.

 

If you are interested in unit/beta testing as the product evolves please visit this link using your iOS5 device.

 

http://bit.ly/vKMyn9

[TigersharkBAS]

Been a bit quiet on communicating progress but things have been happening.

 

Here are some screen shots of how it is shaping up.

 

Just as a side note, all graphics are hand drawn and don't use the questionable quality of screenshots taken out of the game.

 

We are really paying attention to the whole user experience.

Edited August 6, 2012 by TigersharkBAS

[TigersharkBAS]

2 more screens:

Caution Panel and RWR reference.

[Aviators]

wow| Great job ;)

supports Iphone 3gs?

would be nice to develop an app for DCS WORLD, to include the info for the p51, the ka50 and a10c.

[TigersharkBAS]

Thanks for the comments.

 

Unfortunately it requires iOS5. I believe 3GS can only run 4.3.

 

We may update the code to run on older devices after release. Using iOS5 just cuts down on development time.

[Aviators]

iphone 3gs use iOS5 and iOS6 in future ;)

date to release? estimate...

[TigersharkBAS]

iphone 3gs use iOS5 and iOS6 in future ;)

date to release? estimate...

 

I want to release something by the end of this month. It won't be perfect but I need to push something out as this has taken way longer than I hoped.

 

It won't be free....but it will be affordable.

 

I am hoping that people appreciate the time, effort and thought that will have gone into this to consider paying a small amount for it so I can recoup costs associated with it.

[Snoopy]

Looking good Tigetshark!

[HiJack]

Thanks for the comments.

 

Unfortunately it requires iOS5. I believe 3GS can only run 4.3.

 

We may update the code to run on older devices after release. Using iOS5 just cuts down on development time.

So will this run on iPad 2? Or do I need to get the iPad 3?

[WildBillKelsoe]

so it's iphone for steve (4S) for me, or which iphone? how do you connect it? I'm very interested.

[TigersharkBAS]

It will run on ipad2. For the first release it will run a an iPhone app bit an iPad version will follow.

[TigersharkBAS]

RWR Reference screen. Tapping the threat will give you more information.

 

[-Hammer-]

This looks great :thumbup:

I cant wait for the release, is the iPad version in the iPhone App included or do I have to pay twice?

 

-Hammer- Out

[TigersharkBAS]

Hi there Hammer,

Thanks for the comments.

 

No...I will not be asking people to buy a separate iPad version. The plan is for it to be universal (iphone and iPad in one app) however, the iPad version will ship after the iPhone.

 

In short...you will get the iPhone app to begin with but subsequent releases will provide the iPad version for free.